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Antonyms for explicit

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ik-splis-it
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt

Definition of explicit

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus "unobstructed," variant past participle of explicare "unfold, unravel, explain," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)).
  • "Explicitus" was written at the end of medieval books, originally short for explicitus est liber "the book is unrolled." As a euphemism for "pornographic" it dates from 1971.
  • adj specific, unambiguous
Example sentences :
  • The political officer was firm, and his terms were explicit.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • I am afraid I shall be abrupt, but it is necessary to be explicit.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I could not comprehend his meaning, and therefore requested that he would be explicit.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • I will be explicit; I will use the indicative mood, present tense.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • The marshal's orders were explicit: they must be across the Meuse that night, cost what it might.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • These orders are so explicit that there is no room to question what they mean.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • "My orders, Baron, are explicit," he was answered by the officer in charge.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The orders of von Bissing and the General Staff were explicit.
  • Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
  • The message was explicit, and, in the point of affection, diffuse.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • "She—she's the best ever," was Mr. Farraday's explicit and enlightening answer.
  • Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess

Synonyms for explicit

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